{
  "id": 7610607,
  "title": "Alleged DEI-motivated hirings and promotions cost Accenture $25M in DOJ settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/alleged-dei-motivated-hirings-and-promotions-cost-accenture-25m-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "HR Dive",
    "slug": "hr-dive",
    "url": "https://www.hrdive.com/news/alleged-dei-motivated-hirings-promotions-cost-accenture-25m-in-doj-settlement/830448/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. Department of Justice said certain candidates were highlighted to leadership and directed into a “pipeline” due to their race and sex characteristics.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}